How Many Harakat Are There

حركات pronounced /harakat/, refer to the short vowels. There are three short Arabic vowels: fatha, damma, and kasra. Sukoon is a specific case and we will discuss it later on.

How many Harakat are there in Arabic?

There are three vowels in Arabic called ḥarakāt (حَرَكَات), which literally means “movements”. They can be both short and long. The three long vowels are considered as letters in their full right and feature as such in the alphabet: ā = ا, ū = و, ī = ي.

How do you write Arabic in Harakat?

Switch the language to Arabic by pressing “ALT” and “Shift” simultaneously. Make sure the cursor is to the left of the letter to which you want to add the vowel. The Arabic keyboard is universal, so these steps will work for any software you have.